262 Zoological Society. 
Mirra nympuHa. Mitr. testd subfusiformi, spird acuminatd ; an- 
Fractibus transversim punctato-striatis ; incarnato-fuscescente,albo 
maculato-variegatd, anfractu ultimo fascid albidd subindistinctd 
cingulato ; columelld quadriplicatd. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 51. f. 249. 
Hab. ? 
A solid punctured shell, of a fleshy-brown or pale salmon-colour, 
varieyated with white spots, particularly around the sutures. 
Mirra catyosa. Mitr. testd oblongo-ovatd, spird breviusculd, su- 
turis subimpressis ; levigatd, basi liratd ; plumbeo-fusca, punctis 
fuscis hic illic variegata ; columelld fuscd, quinqueplicatd, callosi- 
tate albd superné armatd, plicis albis ; labro subflexuoso. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 31. f. 251. 
Hab. Pasacao, island of Luzon, Philippines (found on the sands) ; 
Cuming. 
Distantly allied to the Mitra ebenus. 
Mirra aera. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acuminatd, transversim 
undique crebriliratd, liris levibus, interstitiis puncturatis ; fusces- 
cente, roseo-albicante pallide et indistincté fasciatd et maculata ; 
columella quadriplicatd. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 31. f. 252. 
Hab. i 
Like the Mitra cylindracea in form, but of a different sculpture. 
Mirra mopesta. Mitr. testd subfusiformi-ovatd, basi contractd, 
spird turritd ; anfractibus rotundatis, longitudinaliter costatis, in~ 
terstitiis transversim cancellato-impressis ; nived, rosaceo basim 
versus pallidissime tinctd ; columella quadriplicatd, aperture fauce 
rosaced. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 31. f. 254. 
Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found on the reefs at low water); 
Cuming. 
A chaste pink-white shell, with a highly-relieved lattice sculpture. 
Mirra sEMEN. Mitr. testd ovatd, utrinque attenuatd, levigatd, po- 
litd ; castaneo-fuscd lineis albidis undatis longitudinaliter pictd ; 
columelld triplicatd. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 32. f. 256. 
Hab. Puerto Galero, island of Mindoro, Philippines (found on the 
sands at low water) ; Cuming. 
Covered with characteristic longitudinal waved lines. 
Mirra mitium. Mitr. testd ovato-fusiformi, crassiusculd, lineis 
elevatiusculis undique creberrime decussatd ; rufescente-fuscd ; co- 
lumelld quadriplicatd ; aperturd subangustd, labro incrassato. 
Conch. Icon., Mitra, pl. 32. f. 257. 
Hab. ? 
Belonging to a small group of a peculiar narrow contracted struc- 
ture, with thickened lip, of which the Mitre gratiosa, recurva, exilis 
and mirifica may be quoted as examples. 
Mirra tacuryma. Mitr. testd ovatd, utringue attenuata, tenuiculd, 
